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Network	Adult Swim (Cartoon Network)
Premiere date	October 29, 2006
Starring	Gary Cole; Thomas Allen; Peter MacNicol; John Michael Higgins; Paget Brewster; Toby Huss; Maurice LaMarche; Omid Djalili
Music composed by	Michael Kohler
Writer(s)	Michael Ouweleen; Erik Richter
Director(s)	Richard Ferguson-Hull
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"Grodin" is the fifth episode of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law season four, and the thirty-seventh overall. It aired on October 29, 2006 on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block. It was written by series creators, Michael Ouweleen and Erik Richter, produced by Evan W Adler, and directed by Richard Ferguson-Hull. The Hanna-Barbera series ridiculed in this episode is Devlin.

Ernie Devlin has been sued again for his defective toy injuring the same fanboy. Meanwhile, X the Eliminator gets a supervillain makeover.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Harvey Birdman	Gary Cole
Peanut	Thomas Allen
Scrappy-Doo	N/A
Tangy Devlin	Paget Brewster
Ernie Devlin	Toby Huss
X, the Eliminator	Peter MacNicol
Deadly Duplicator	N/A
Doctor Zin	N/A
Zardo	John Michael Higgins
Victoria Principal
Perfectionist	Omid Djalili
Bobby	Omid Djalili
Nurse	N/A
Bank guard	Peter MacNicol
Stan Freezoid	Maurice LaMarche
Bird	Maurice LaMarche
Mentok, the Mindtaker	John Michael Higgins
Cop	Unavailable
Janitor	N/A
Birdgirl	Paget Brewster
Spider kid	Grey DeLisle
Overweight kid	N/A
Super kid	N/A
Avenger	Unavailable

Organizations

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Washington, D.C.
    - Sebben & Sebben offices
    - Courthouse
    - Javalux
  - X's residence
  - Deadly Duplicator's residence
  - Zardo's residence
  - National Bank of Yermamma

Objects

Vehicles

Production

Development

Filming

Music

The music was composed by Michael Kohler.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: October 29, 2006 on Adult Swim (Cartoon Network)

Behind the scenes

The episode is named after actor Charles Grodin.
Devlin last hired Harvey in "The Devlin Made Me Do It."
Apache Chief is holding his coffee away from his body as he walks to avoid the accident that happened in "Very Personal Injury."
Brewster and DeLisle replace Patience Cleveland and Joseph Seal as Tangy and Bobby, respectively, as Cleveland had died and Seal retired from acting, although he probably would've been too old to still voice Bobby even if he hadn't retired.
Judy leaving on her Birdgirl costume while heading Sebben & Sebben is the problem she faced in the pilot episode of the Birdgirl spin-off.

Errors

Critical reception

Home availability

In the United States:
- July 24, 2007: Warner Home Video releases Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: Volume Three on DVD.
In Australia:
- August 6, 2008: Madman Entertainment releases Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: Volume Three on DVD.
- November 28, 2012: Madman Entertainment releases Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: The Complete Cases on DVD.
In the United Kingdom and Ireland:
- December 7, 2009: Revolver Entertainment releases Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: Seasons 1,2 & 3 on DVD.
- April 12, 2010: Revolver Entertainment releases Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: Volume Three on DVD.

References

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-'''"Grodin"''' is the fifth episode of ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]'' season four, and the thirty-seventh overall. It aired on October 29, 2006 on [[Cartoon Network]]'s [[Adult Swim]] block. It was written by series creators, [[Michael Ouweleen]] and [[Erik Richter]], produced by [[Evan W. Adler|Evan W Adler]], and directed by [[Richard Ferguson-Hull]]. The [[Hanna-Barbera]] series ridiculed in this episode is ''[[Ernie Devlin (TV series)|Ernie Devlin]]''.
+'''"Grodin"''' is the fifth episode of ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]'' season four, and the thirty-seventh overall. It aired on [[October 29]], [[2006]] on [[Cartoon Network]]'s [[Adult Swim]] block. It was written by series creators, [[Michael Ouweleen]] and [[Erik Richter]], produced by [[Evan W. Adler|Evan W Adler]], and directed by [[Richard Ferguson-Hull]]. The [[Hanna-Barbera]] series ridiculed in this episode is ''[[Devlin]]''.
 Ernie Devlin has been sued again for his defective toy injuring the same fanboy. Meanwhile, X the Eliminator gets a supervillain makeover.
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 ==Locations==
-* [[Washington, D.C.]]
+* [[Earth]]
-** Sebben & Sebben offices
+** [[United States]]
-** Courthouse
+*** [[Washington, D.C.]]
-** [[Javalux]]
+**** Sebben & Sebben offices
-* X's residence
+**** Courthouse
-* Deadly Duplicator's residence
+**** [[Javalux]]
-* Zardo's residence
+*** X's residence
-* [[National Bank of Yermamma]]
+*** Deadly Duplicator's residence
+*** Zardo's residence
+*** [[National Bank of Yermamma]]
 ==Objects==
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 ==Behind the scenes==
 * The episode is named after actor Charles Grodin.
-* Devlin last hired Harvey in "[[The Devlin Made Me Do It]]".
+* Devlin last hired Harvey in "[[The Devlin Made Me Do It]]."
-* Apache Chief is holding his coffee away from his body as he walks to avoid the accident that happened in "[[Very Personal Injury]]".
+* Apache Chief is holding his coffee away from his body as he walks to avoid the accident that happened in "[[Very Personal Injury]]."
 * Brewster and DeLisle replace [[Patience Cleveland]] and [[Joseph Seal]] as Tangy and Bobby, respectively, as Cleveland had died and Seal retired from acting, although he probably would've been too old to still voice Bobby even if he hadn't retired.
 * Judy leaving on her Birdgirl costume while heading Sebben & Sebben is the problem she faced in the [[Pilot (Birdgirl)|pilot episode]] of the ''[[Birdgirl (TV series)|Birdgirl]]'' spin-off.
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 *
+==Critical reception==
 ==Home availability==
-* This is free to watch on the US geo-restricted [https://www.adultswim.com/videos/harvey-birdman-attorney-at-law/grodin Adult Swim website].
+* In the United States:
+** [[July 24]], [[2007]]: [[Warner Home Video]] releases ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: Volume Three]]'' on DVD.
+* In [[Australia]]:
+** [[August 6]], [[2008]]: [[Madman Entertainment]] releases ''Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: Volume Three'' on DVD.
+** [[November 28]], [[2012]]: Madman Entertainment releases ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: The Complete Cases]]'' on DVD.
+* In the United Kingdom and [[Ireland]]:
+** [[December 7]], [[2009]]: Revolver Entertainment releases ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: Seasons 1,2 & 3]]'' on DVD.
+** [[April 12]], [[2010]]: [[Revolver Entertainment]] releases ''Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: Volume Three'' on DVD.
 ==References==
 <references/>
+[[Category:2006]]
+[[Category:Adult Swim]]
+[[Category:Attorney at Law episodes]]
 [[Category:Birdman episodes]]
-[[Category:Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law episodes]]
+[[Category:Birdman]]
+[[Category:Directed by Richard Ferguson-Hull]]
+[[Category:Episodes]]
+[[Category:Williams Street]]
+[[Category:Written by Erik Richter]]
+[[Category:Written by Michael Ouweleen]]